Job overview

Are you an enthusiastic, motivated, and dynamic clinical pharmacist with a passion for Neurosciences?
We’re looking for a dedicated pharmacist to join our team, specialising in conditions such as stroke, epilepsy, neurosurgery, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease, and headache.

As one of two advanced specialist pharmacists, you will provide expert pharmacy input to neurology and neurosurgery patients, working within a well-respected and proactive multidisciplinary team. This role offers the opportunity to develop and extend your clinical skills, managing and delivering specialist pharmacy services across the Neurosciences service line.

If you’re ready to make a real difference to patient care in Neurosciences — we would love to hear from you.

If you would like further information, or to know the full terms of the Recruitment and Retention Payment and/or the Relocation Allowance, please contact [email protected] for further details.

Candidates who meet the qualifications for this post but may not yet demonstrate the full knowledge or experience required at Band 8a will still be considered for this role as a Band 7 to Band 8a progression opportunity. The successful candidate will receive the necessary support to achieve the required progression milestones and demonstrate the expected level of practice before progressing to an advanced specialist Band 8a role.

Main duties of the job

·       The post holder will be responsible for delivering a high-quality, patient-focused clinical pharmacy service within Neurosciences. This will include providing specialist pharmaceutical care to patients in areas such as Stroke, Epilepsy, Neurosurgery, Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson’s Disease, and Headache services.

·       Act as team leader for the ward-based pharmacy team and as team member of for the clinical pharmacy team.

·       Undertake teaching and clinical supervision of pharmacy staff and other healthcare employees.

·       Provide specialist clinical pharmacy services and advice to the clinical specialities, demonstrating a high level of clinical effectiveness.

·       Develop a clinical interest within a chosen area of clinical practice to support clinical service to specific group of patients within the neurosciences portfolio.

·       Work closely with care group lead pharmacist & associate chief pharmacist for clinical services on the strategic development of clinical pharmacy services and establish clearly defined roles for pharmacist non-medical prescribers within Neurosciences.

·       Develop and build increased pharmacist presence into outpatients clinical areas.

***Preference will be given to internal Trust staff, as well as ‘Priority’ and 'At Risk' status including NHS At Risk staff throughout Devon who are able to display recent relevant experience as dictated by the Person Specification.***

Working for our organisation

University Hospitals Plymouth (UHP) NHS is the largest hospital on the Southwest Peninsula providing comprehensive secondary & tertiary care to a population of around 2,000,000 people who can access our specialist services including cardiothoracic surgery, kidney transplantation, neurosurgery & the regional trauma Centre. Our specialist cancer treatments include bone marrow transplant, sarcoma surgery and hepatobiliary and pancreatic cancer surgery (not exhaustive). We work closely with our community partners delivering health & social care.

It’s an exciting time to join the Trust as we prepare to implement a new Electronic Patient Record system, EPIC, scheduled to go live in July 2026.

The Neurology department UHP is the largest neurology unit in the peninsula offering both specialised and general neurology services to patients. The Trust also has an Acute Neurology and Stroke Unit whilst also providing of sub-speciality clinics in cerebrovascular disease, Parkinson’s, epilepsy, headache, motor-neurone disease, movement disorders, multiple sclerosis, neurofibromatosis, neuroinflammation and neuromuscular disease. The Acute Neurology and Stroke Unit Clinical care is complemented by an active research programme both in laboratory-based neurosciences and in clinical trials of new treatments.  Pharmacy will be an integral member of the multidisciplinary team supporting these services joining a team of clinicians, nurse specialists and other allied healthcare professionals.